Month: March 2021
Recovery on the Harbor Cuts Ribbon, Opens Doors
A new resource center for people in recovery from drugs opened its doors in Orient Heights Square earlier this month. Run by North Suffolk Mental Health Association (NSMH) Recovery on the Harbor at 983 Bennington St. will offer those in…
Eastie Parents to Join State House Rally Saturday
At 3 p.m. on Saturday outside the State House, East Boston resident Abdi Mohamed Warsame Dirie will joining fellow Eastie parents and a coalition of BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and people of color) parents to denounce what they argue is the…
Councilor Lydia Edwards Named One of Most Impactful Black Women in Boston
Last week Get Konnected!, a local business networking organization, released its first ever list of Boston’s Most Impactful Black Women, and District 1 City Councilor Lydia Edwards was on the list. Get Konnected! CEO Colette Phillips said the honors included…
Stalled Loftel Project Up For Auction
The aging industrial building on the corner of Porter and Orleans Streets was supposed to be one of Paul Roiff’s signature boutique hotels, complete with extended stay rooms for business travelers and a restaurant. However, Roiff, known for high end…
Councilors Edwards and Wu File Expanded Parental Leave Ordinance
Boston City Councilors Lydia Edwards and Michelle Wu have filed an ordinance that would codify the recent change to city policy expanding paid parental leave for city employees from six weeks to 12 weeks. The ordinance would also replace the…
USPS Unveils 10-Year Plan for Sustainability and Service
The United States Postal Service (USPS) last week released its 10-year Plan, ‘Delivering for America,’ to return the organization to financial sustainability and achieve service excellence while maintaining universal six-day mail delivery and expanding seven-day package delivery. “The need for the U.S.…
Weekly COVID Positive Test Rate Increases in Eastie
With the Biden Administration and the CDC warning about a fourth wave of COVID 19 infections the weekly positive test rate in East Boston spiked 16 percent last Friday. According to the latest data released by the Boston Public Health…
News in Brief
April 2021 Harbor View Neighborhood Association Meeting AGENDA The next meeting of the Harbor View Neighborhood Association, (HVNA), will be on April 5, at 6 pm. Please note this meeting will be presented in English and Spanish for our Harbor…
Climate Legislation Passes With Madaro’s Important Environmental Justice Amendment
The House recently passed landmark climate legislation that includes Rep. Andrian Madaro’s amendment on environmental justice. The nation-leading climate legislation, known as the Next Generation Climate Roadmap bill, which overhauls the state’s climate laws, reduces greenhouse gas emissions, advances the…